Posts Tagged With: Chicago
Wisdom Wednesday – Learn about Social Media & Online Family Trees
This month I will be presenting Branching Out: Connecting with others through social media and online family trees twice. First on Wednesday, February 8, 2012, at the Fountaindale Public Library in Bolingbrook, IL. This is a free event and no registration is required. Second on Saturday, February 25, 2012, at the DuPage County Genealogical Society [...]
Tuesday’s Tip – Read Chicago Calamities
Chicago is an amazing, strong, vibrant, energetic, constantly changing city. The city rebuilt after a Great Fire and is always evolving. Chicago Calamities Disaster in the Windy City by Gail Soucek, published by The History Press, discusses many of the calamities that have befallen our great city. The calamities are divided into five parts: Flames [...]
Wisdom Wednesday – Document Your Photos
On Monday I spent the majority of the day researching in the Special Collections Department of the Daley Library at the University of Illinois – Chicago. I was looking through some of the Italian Americans in Chicago collection for a client. I requested a few boxes of materials that were not related to my client’s [...]
Motivation Monday – 2012 Genealogy Goals
I think 2012 is going to be a fabulous year. A lot has happened since I wrote my 2011 goals so I believe 2012 is going to be a year of major changes. Here are my goals. Launch my redesigned website with the help of On The Beaton Path and Base Zero Productions. Publish two [...]
Madness Monday – It’s Holiday Time
The holidays are officially here! Are you ready? I’m not…..yet. But I have the holiday spirit. Christmas music playing, tree is up and decorated, house has some Christmas decorations out and I’m getting ready to wrap some presents. There is another way to get into the holiday spirit and prepare for the holidays while also [...]
Follow Friday – September 30, 2011
Are you looking for some great resources to aid your genealogy research or learn some new things? Take a peek at Tony’s Genealogy Blog at the Schaumburg Township District Library. If you scroll most of the way down the page, on your right you will see a section called Program Handouts. Look through those. You [...]
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